Scherrrrrrrwing!!
27 Feb 2010 1 Comment
in Artists, music Tags: birmingham, dancing, erik hassle, live, mika, music, O2 academy, performance, show, singing
Erik Hassle was the support act at a Mika gig at the O2 Academy in Birmingham on Thurday night;
Jorvik Viking Festival
27 Feb 2010 2 Comments
in Historical Re-enactment, Old English Traditions Tags: agression, battle, EDL, Festival, fighting, Historical Re-enactment, history, Jorvik, Jorvik Viking Festival, screaming, sheilds, shouting, swords, Viking, violence
Ah, the city of York. As described by some some as having architecture so lovely that you’ll be spending most of your time looking up and bumping into people, tangled cobbled streets that are really good for getting lost in and wandering around the fantastic tiny shops (just make sure there is some space on your credit card before you visit), a massive church where you’ll have to pay £5 if you want to see anything more than the entrance hall. Oh, and don’t worry about getting a (non-alcoholic) drink. There are so many cafes about – lets just all hope that they all have toilets…
Quite peaceful.
Then all of a sudden you come aross these chaps walking down the street;
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
24 Feb 2010 Leave a Comment
in Artists, theatre Tags: acting, adrian schiller, asylum, campaign, crazy, drink, drive, every good boy deserves favour, imaginary, london, music, national theatre, orchestra, performance, public service annoucement, review, theatre
Those Dammed Hippies!
22 Feb 2010 3 Comments
in Old English Traditions, Political Events Tags: astronomy, drugs, earth, egyptians, hippies, mother, nature, party, riots, solar, solstice, stonehenge, sun
I went to Stonehenge last June to celebrate the Summer Solstice. I spent the night under the stars with the happiest and most relaxed bunch of people in the world. It was a fantastic atmosphere. I intend to go along again this year.
I was 7 years old in 1988 and I can’t remember that the sort of thing illustrated in this news report went on at Stonehenge on the Summer Solstice in 1988. I do remember the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989 – I’ve always wanted to win a piece of the Berlin Wall from Timmy Mallett (Are you reading this Mr Mallett? Do you have any odd pieces left over, stored in a box in the attic maybe? I could give a good home to a piece!).
But then I came across this video. It surprises me so much that things have become so peaceful and calm in 20 years.
Collings and Herrin’s 100th (ish) Podcast
02 Feb 2010 2 Comments
in Comedy Tags: bumming, collings, collins, Comedy, herrin, herring, leicester square, london, podcast, stand-up, theatre
Last night I went to see the 100th (ish) podcast recording by Richard Herring and Andrew Collins at the Leicester Square Theatre in London. This had been their 2 year anniversary of podcasting together. The gig had sold out and people had even brought tickets to stand in the aisles. As I looked around the crowd I realised that we all looked like 18 year old college students. We might have actually ranged from 15 year old looking kids to distinguished looking 65 year old gentlemen, but somehow we still all looked and dressed like 18 year old college students.
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